COVID-19 and Cities: Approaches From Around the World

19 September 2025 /
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The ongoing pandemic is threatening cities across the globe in an unprecedented way, impacting not only public health but also the economy and how we interact in our communities. ​This webpage is collecting a wide range of approaches to COVID-19 through a selection of resources, events, and blogs.
 
Visit the World Bank Group's COVID-19 Webpage  See All World Bank Group's COVID-19 projects
 
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Coronavirus Speaker Series: Sharing Knowledge to Respond with Resilience is a weekly session organized by the Global Resilient Cities Network and the World Bank as a knowledge sharing session for cities in response to the rapidly evolving COVID-19 situation. Visit Cities Resilient Network website to see the materials from the previous sessions.
 
GPSC Resource Team has come up with a list of resources WRI, C40, and ICLEI are putting together for cities, related to responses to COVID-19. The list includes events, blogs, webinars, articles and other tools.
 
What are other cities in the world doing? Have a look at the database of public sector innovations to tackle C19 compiled by OECD here
 
 
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